This guidance provides editors and journalists with a framework for thinking through these issues and some examples of relevant decisions by IPSO's Complaints Committee.
Please note this guidance was published March 2022.
Clause 1 - Accuracy
Clause 3 - Harassment
Clause 7 - Children in sex cases
Clause 9 - Reporting of crime
Clause 11 - Victims of sexual assault
Clause 15 - Witness payments in criminal trials
Clause 16 - Payment to criminals
Reporting in Criminal Proceedings Guidance for journalists
HM Courts and Tribunals Services
HM Courts and Tribunals Services Reporters' Charter
Information about contempt of court
Press Gazette guest blog on how to live tweet from court
McNae's Essential Law for Journalists (Paperback)
Attorney General’s Office regularly provides media advisory notices in relation to ongoing legal proceedings. These are displayed on their website
Other IPSO guidance and information for the public relevant to court reporting:
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